Simple, direct, confident, gentle. He can feel how scared she is of it. But that strength, no matter the fear, it's so familiar and makes him hurt more than a little inside. He's felt it so many times, from Alia, from young legionares who had never seen battle--from seasoned ones, who knew better than to assume the feeling ever went away.
"You remind me of someone." It comes out without really being intentional, and he decides to move on. Certain aspects of his past he is not ready to discuss. "The one other thing: you should start thinking about who to trust on the staff to know to call you in emergencies." He holds up a hand. "It doesn't have to be now, and you don't have to clear it with me. It's your call." He hates to have to put all this on her, but this is turning into a proper war. That means thinking about these things, no matter how much it hurts.
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Simple, direct, confident, gentle. He can feel how scared she is of it. But that strength, no matter the fear, it's so familiar and makes him hurt more than a little inside. He's felt it so many times, from Alia, from young legionares who had never seen battle--from seasoned ones, who knew better than to assume the feeling ever went away.
"You remind me of someone." It comes out without really being intentional, and he decides to move on. Certain aspects of his past he is not ready to discuss. "The one other thing: you should start thinking about who to trust on the staff to know to call you in emergencies." He holds up a hand. "It doesn't have to be now, and you don't have to clear it with me. It's your call." He hates to have to put all this on her, but this is turning into a proper war. That means thinking about these things, no matter how much it hurts.